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  • From: John Hendrickson <jhendric AT wisc.edu>
  • To: market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: [Market-farming] RE: Market vehicles
  • Date: Fri, 12 Sep 2003 11:59:42 -0500

What a coincidence that there is discussion about market/delivery vehicles right now. I was recently contacted by a professor in the engineering department here on the University of Wisconsin campus and he was looking for design projects for a freshman level class. I suggested they design an insulated box that would fit into a truck to keep produce cooler during delivery routes and at farmers' markets. Low and behold, he took me up on the suggestion and 14 students will be designing and testing something this semester. So, I have been interested to read that many growers are using vans instead of trucks. Vans have the obvious benefit of air conditioning (when installed) but this doesn't help when the vehicle is parked at a farmers' market. My perception is that pick-up trucks are still the most commonly used vehicle so that is where I directed the students to focus their project. Am I wrong? Should they focus on making something for vans?

Have any of you built insulated boxes for your trucks and would you mind if the students in the class contacted you to learn more about your design? Any design suggestions and ideas are welcome...I will pass them on to the students. Thanks.

When the project is done, I will post the results (which should include building specifications, costs, etc.).

-John

John Hendrickson
Center for Integrated Agricultural Systems
University of Wisconsin-Madison
mail: 1450 Linden Drive
street: 1535 Observatory Drive
Madison, WI 53706
608-265-3704
www.wisc.edu/cias





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